John Fellowes passes away

2 July 2007 &mdash; Itasca (IL): John Everett Fellowes, vice chairman of Fellowes, died on Thursday, 28 June aged 91.

He faithfully served Fellowes for sixty-nine years, following in the footsteps of his father, Harry Fellowes, who founded the company in 1917.

On behalf of the entire industry, OPI extends sincere condolences to the Fellowes family and company. In honour of John Fellowes’ memory and his contribution to Fellowes and the office products industry, the Fellowes company will be closed for business today.